Percentage of Adult Males with a Usual Intake of Sodium above the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) in Canada

(Definition of Indicator) (Definition of Tolerable Upper Intake Level)

Please Note: The CCHS 2.2 does not include data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory or Nunavut. However, the target population covered by the survey represents approximately 98% of the population of the 10 provinces and is thus considered a national survey.

Percentage of adults age 19 and over with a usual intake of Sodium above the UL (males)

Province	Estimate
Newfoundland & Labrador	97.8
Prince Edward Island	92.3
Nova Scotia	92.1
New Brunswick	95.3
Quebec	94.5
Ontario	83.9
Manitoba	92.7
Saskatchewan	88.7
Alberta	96.7
British Columbia	93.0
All of Canada	90.2

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For help interpreting these data, please see the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.

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